Name:Pre-Algebra
Date:Percents
Directions: Find the new amount. Show your work.Write your answer on the blank provided.
1. Decrease 164 by 25%______2. Increase 150 by 110%______
Directions: Use the given information to find the new amount. Show your work.
3. Original Price: $59.004. Original Price: $12.00
Discount Percent: 35% Markup Percent: 85%
Sale Price: ______Retail Price: ______
Directions: Use the given information to find the INTEREST amount. Then determine the new balance of the account.
5. Principal:$4,0006.Principal:$9,600
Simple Interest Rate:3.2%Simple Interest Rate:2.5%
Time:5 yearsTime:10 years
Interest Amount: ______Interest Amount:______
New Account Balance: ______New Account Balance:______
Directions: For #7-13, read each problem carefully. Determine what the problem is asking you, and decide how you are going to solve the problem. Show all of your work (even if the calculations are completed on the calculator). Write you answer on the blank provided for each question.
7. Amanda went shopping at her favorite store. She bought a new dress for $49.50 and a pair of shoes for $29.99. Fortunately, there was a 20% off saleon everything in the store. No tax was applied to Amanda’s purchase. Determine how much money Amanda paid at the store. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
Answer:______
8. The sales tax rate in a certain state is 7%. Find the total price paid for a car that costs $18,500.
Answer:______
9.Sparky and his friends went out to dinner at Bertucci’s. The total cost of their food was $105.00. There is a tax of 6% and they want to leave a 20% tip. What is the total bill after the tax and tip are added into the food cost?
Answer:______
10. A department store purchases a dress for $32. To sell the dress to customers, the price is marked up by 70%. What is the new price of the dress?
Answer:______
11. Ashton took out a loan to help pay for his house. He borrowed $120,000 for 15 years at a yearly simple interest rate of 4%. How much interest will he end up paying the bank?
Answer:______
12. Jamie purchased diamond earrings during the Jewelry Store's Semi-Annual Clearance Sale. If Jamie paid $487.50 for the earrings and the original price was $750.00, how much of a discount did she receive?
Answer:______
13. Tino went to the toy store to buy some video games. The total cost of the games he wants is $94.00. There is a 25% off sale at the store, but also a 6% sales tax that must be applied after the discount. What is the total amount that Tino will pay at the toy store after the discount and tax is applied?
Answer:______